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Spencer Strider will Start Game 3 vs. the Phillies

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Oct 14th, 2022 · 10:32 AM EDT

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Braves announced Spencer Strider will get the ball in Game 3 and Charlie Morton will be the Game 4 starter:

#Back2Battle pic.twitter.com/xLAVLv3IJF

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) October 14, 2022

Strider hasn’t pitched in 26 days due to an oblique injury and will be counted on to go 2-3 innings:

Strider will likely go 2-3 innings. He has thrown off a mound just twice in the past 26 days. The Braves will tax their pen while playing what could be the first of three straight days. But the pen is fresh coming off yesterday’s offday.

— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) October 14, 2022

If the Phils can get to Strider early it could play out well for the rest of the series to make the Braves burn some arms. The only problem is Strider has OWNED the Phillies this season:

Spencer Strider against the Phillies this year — 4-0, 1.27 ERA, 14.5 K/9

— SportsTalkATL.com (@SportsTalkATL) October 14, 2022

Regardless, you can’t lose to this dork. He looks like he rolls his own cigarettes and reads Infinite Jest at Johnny Brenda’s:

Why wouldn't I expect anything different from Strider. It fits his personality perfectly. pic.twitter.com/YUrizjXLG9

— Max Fried Stash (Extend👏Max👏Fried👏) (@MaxFriedstash) October 13, 2022